List of Presidents of Venezuela

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The President of Venezuela (Spanish: Presidente de Venezuela) is both the head of state and head of government of Venezuela. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Venezuela is a country in Northern South America, and part of Caribbean South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic | | |} Venezuela is divided into 23 states (estados, 1 Capital District (Distrito Capital and the Federal Dependencies (Dependencias This is a list of the largest cities in Venezuela, in descending order Lake Maracaibo is a large Brackish Lake in Venezuela at. It is connected to the Gulf of Venezuela by Tablazo Strait (55km on the northern edge Caracas (kaˈɾakas is the Capital and largest city of Venezuela. Maracaibo is the second-largest city in Venezuela after the national capital Caracas and is the capital of Zulia state Maturín is the capital of the Venezuelan state of Monagas. The city has a population of 500000 people according to the 2006 census Valencia is the capital city of Carabobo State, and the third largest city of Venezuela. ||} Politics of Venezuela takes place in a framework of a federal Republic, whereby the President of Venezuela is both Head of state and |||} Elections in Venezuela gives information on Elections and election results in Venezuela. |||}The Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is the current Constitution of Venezuela. ||-||} Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->The President of Venezuela (Presidente |||}The National Assembly ( Asamblea Nacional) is the current legislative branch of the Venezuelan government ||-||} Political parties in Venezuela lists political parties in Venezuela. In April 2006 the Venezuelan government passed The Law of Communal Councils ( consejos comunales) which empowers local citizens to form neighbourhood-based elected Venezuela 's declared priorities in the international arena are Respect for Human rights; The right of all people to self-determination |||} The foreign policy of Hugo Chávez concerns the policy initiatives made towards other states by the current President of Venezuela. This is the History of Venezuela. See also the History of South America and the History of present-day nations and states. The Venezuelan War of Independence was the war fought for the emancipation of what is today Venezuela, between 1811 and 1823 The Viceroyalty of New Granada (Virreinato de la Nueva Granada was the name given on May 27, 1717 to a Spanish colonial jurisdiction in northern South America Bolívar's War is a term coined by some historians to refer to a series of independence wars in South America from 1811 to 1825 led by General Simón Bolívar. The Battle of Carabobo, 24 June 1821 was fought between independence fighters led by Simón Bolívar, and the Royalist forces led by Spanish Field Marshal Miguel Antonio José de Sucre y Alcalá ( February 3 1795 &ndash June 4 1830) was a South American independence leader The Battle of Lake Maracaibo was fought on July 24 1823 in Venezuela 's Lake Maracaibo between Almirante ( Admiral) José The Congress of Angostura was summoned by Simon Bolivar and took place in Angostura (today Ciudad Bolivar from February 15, 1819 to July Gran Colombia ( Spanish for Great Colombia) is a name used today for the Republic of Colombia of the period 1819-1831 Bolivarianism is a set of political doctrines that enjoys currency in parts of South America, especially Venezuela. Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (ˈuɰo rafaˈel ˈtʃaβ̞es ˈfɾias (born July 28 1954 is the current President of Venezuela. The “Bolivarian Revolution” refers to a mass social movement and political process in Venezuela. The Demographics of Venezuela are the condition and overview of Venezuela 's peoples The Culture of Venezuela is product of a very rich and diverse set of cultural traditions The Bolivarian Missions are a series of social justice social welfare anti-poverty educational electoral and military recruiting programs implemented under the administration of the The comprise the mass and niche news and information communications infrastructure of Venezuela. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the ||} Politics of Venezuela takes place in a framework of a federal Republic, whereby the President of Venezuela is both Head of state and |||}The Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is the current Constitution of Venezuela. Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (ˈuɰo rafaˈel ˈtʃaβ̞es ˈfɾias (born July 28 1954 is the current President of Venezuela. The is the circle high level ministerial officials and appointees who coordinate the day to day management of the Venezuelan federal government in conjunction with the President of |||}The National Assembly ( Asamblea Nacional) is the current legislative branch of the Venezuelan government Cilia Flores, a lawyer by training is (as of 2007 the president ( speaker) of the National Assembly of Venezuela. ||-||} Political parties in Venezuela lists political parties in Venezuela. Bolivarianism is a set of political doctrines that enjoys currency in parts of South America, especially Venezuela. The “Bolivarian Revolution” refers to a mass social movement and political process in Venezuela. The Bolivarian Missions are a series of social justice social welfare anti-poverty educational electoral and military recruiting programs implemented under the administration of the |||} Elections in Venezuela gives information on Elections and election results in Venezuela. A parliamentary election was held in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on 30 July 2000. Venezuela held a parliamentary election on 4 December 2005. The following elected posts were filled 167 deputies to the National Assembly In the December 6, 1998 Venezuelan presidential election, Hugo Chávez was elected to his first term as President of Venezuela with A presidential election was held in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on July 30 2000. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela held presidential elections on 3 December 2006, to choose a president for the six-year term to begin on The Venezuelan recall referendum of 15 August 2004 was a Referendum to determine whether Hugo Chávez, the current President of A constitutional referendum was held in Venezuela on December 2, 2007 to amend 69 articles of the 1999 Constitution. Venezuela is divided into 23 states (estados, 1 Capital District (Distrito Capital and the Federal Dependencies (Dependencias Federales Venezuela 's states capital district and federal dependencies have been grouped into administrative regions since a 1969 decree on regionalization Venezuela 's declared priorities in the international arena are Respect for Human rights; The right of all people to self-determination |||} The foreign policy of Hugo Chávez concerns the policy initiatives made towards other states by the current President of Venezuela. Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Head of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a Monarchic or Republican Nation-state This article focuses on the cases where the Head of Government is a separate office from the Head of State Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the The current presidential term is for six years with one possibility of immediate re-election, and with the constitutionally guaranteed recourse of holding a popular recall referendum anytime within the last three years of a presidential term.

The designation "Presidente" encompasses only those persons who were sworn into office as President of Venezuela following Venezuela's declaration of independence from Spanish colonial rule, which took effect on July 5, 1811. The Spanish Empire (Imperio Español was one of the largest Empires in history and one of the first Global empires In the 15th and 16th centuries Imperialism has two meanings one describing an action and the other describing an attitude Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The first president, taking office on July 5, 1811, was one of the three signatories of the Declaration of Independence: Cristóbal Mendoza. Cristóbal Hurtado de Mendoza, first President of Venezuela, was born in Trujillo Venezuela, June 23, 1772 and was educated by his father [1]

Owing to the profound turmoil of the South American Wars of Independence and the period of Gran Colombia over what is now Venezuela, this page has gaps between 1814 and 1819. Because Spain was virtually cut off from its colonies during the Peninsular War of 1808–1814 Latin America was in these years ruled by independent juntas Gran Colombia ( Spanish for Great Colombia) is a name used today for the Republic of Colombia of the period 1819-1831 The Congress of Angostura appointed Simón Bolivar "Jefe Supremo de la República de Venezuela" (Supreme Commander of the Republic of Venezuela) from 1819 until 1830. The Congress of Angostura was summoned by Simon Bolivar and took place in Angostura (today Ciudad Bolivar from February 15, 1819 to July Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios y Blanco,Venezuelan or commonly known as Simón Bolívar ( July 24, 1783 &ndash The list below includes interim 'caretaker' as well as regular serving presidents, and democratically-installed presidents as well as those installed by other means (e. g. ; Marcos Pérez Jiménez). Marcos Pérez Jiménez ( April 25, 1914 &ndash September 20, 2001) was a soldier and President of Venezuela from 1952

1 Comments on presidential ordering
- 1.1 List of Presidents of Venezuela
2 Presidential elections
3 Notes
4 See also
5 External links
6 References

Comments on presidential ordering

The first numbering column reflects the number of the presidency. Since its creation as a republic in 1812, Venezuela has had a total to date of 74 presidencies: a single person serving a single term beginning with Cristóbal Mendoza. Cristóbal Hurtado de Mendoza, first President of Venezuela, was born in Trujillo Venezuela, June 23, 1772 and was educated by his father The second column reflects uninterrupted time in office served by a single person. For example, Juan Crisóstomo Falcón served two consecutive terms and is counted in the first column as both 24th presidency and 25th presidency, but this is counted in the second column as the 20th presidential office. Juan Crisóstomo Falcón y Zavarce ( 27 January 1820 &ndash 29 April 1870) was President of Venezuela (1863-1868 The third column lists the actual numbering of distinct individual presidents. Many of the men listed below became President on a provisional basis as they waited for the arrival of the elected or regular president, such as commonly occurs in the aftermath of a civil war, rebellion, or coup d'état. A civil war is a War between a State and domestic political actors that are in control of some part of the territory claimed by the state Rebellion is a refusal of obedienceIt may therefore be seen as encompassing a range of Behaviours from Civil disobedience and mass Nonviolent resistance As a consequence, other Venezuelan presidential rosters may not choose to include the terms below, citing the extreme brevity of certain terms, unusual circumstances that may have surrounded a president's ascendancy into office, and other factors. The colors shaded about each president indicate the political party affiliation of each President (see key, below).